Category: News
A man is reportedly being detained in a psychiatric institution by local authorities after attempting to establish Pakistan’s first gay club. The individual, whose name has not been disclosed, was reportedly detained and placed in a psychiatric hospital after applying to create a business in Abbottabad. The application, filed to the deputy commissioner of the […]
The Conservative Party in the UK has pledged to modify the nation’s 2010 Equality Act to facilitate the exclusion of trans people from single-sex spaces despite the Act already including provisions for such exclusions. In February 2023, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch wrote to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which has recently faced criticism […]
Body Positive’s Mark Fisher explains the ins and outs of this game-changing new syphilis prevention. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are over 100 times more likely to catch syphilis than our straight counterparts, but did you know there is a cheap treatment already on the market that makes you 80% less likely to […]
Bailey Anne Kennedy has become the first transgender woman to hold the title of Miss Maryland USA. On Saturday, June 1, 31-year-old Kennedy made history when she was crowned at the end of the pageant in Bethesda, Maryland. According to local outlet DC News Now, she is also the first Asian American and military wife […]
Auckland is in for a treat this World Pride as URGE Events presents their biggest most-inclusive party ever, taking over three iconic K Road venues on Saturday 29 June! URGE’s World Pride party will be the most inclusive event, the brand, known for their ‘men’s’ parties have ever put on. “I remember when we had […]
At the Aotearoa Music Awards on Thursday 30 May history was made. For the first time, all three finalists in the Best Electronic category were female-identifying, and Amamelia became the first trans artist to win the award. The humble musician discusses her journey, transition and success with YOUR ex. All finalists in this year’s Best […]
Historian Gareth Watkins selects June dates that highlight the progress made by New Zealand’s Rainbow communities throughout history. 12 June 1916 Activist Jack Goodwin was born in Auckland. Goodwin was a senior member of the Dorian Society, New Zealand’s earliest known homosexual organisation, and later a key member of the NZ Homosexual Law Reform Society. […]
Wellington, the little capital with a big heart is packed with reasons to visit. Oliver Hall explores the bustling scenes and ‘must-dos’ in Aotearoa’s cultural centre. Recent research suggested Wellington only had 150 beautiful sunny days in the last ten years, so why is it always gorgeous when I visit? The overused phrase ‘nothing beats […]